Indian Grey Hornbill adapts itself to Indore city environment

A pair of the Indian Grey Hornbill has built a nest in a mufti storied building in Indore city because of the absence of enough trees in the neighborhood and, as a bird watcher has noted, the birds have adapted to their changed environment. Hornbills usually build nests only in cavities inside tree trunks.
Moreover, hornbills usually eat insects but, the bird watcher has observed that they now eat pieces of roti or biscuits. Obviously, adaptability is the name of survival.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com sated 22 May 2015.

The ornithologist is Ajay Gadikar and he has discovered and documented the changed behavior of Hornbills. He has lamented that there are not enough trees in the city to accommodate the birds.
Obviously, this species of birds is trying to adjust to the new environment where there are fewer trees and they have to go in for alternate foods. Simultaneously, they will have to educate their chicks to adjust to a new environment for survival.
(Image courtesy wikimediacommons.org)

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